From: hekunze@water.waterloo.edu (Herb Kunze)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling
Subject: Wrestling TidBits - 07/05
Message-ID: <1990Jul5.140339.9988@water.waterloo.edu>
Date: 5 Jul 90 14:03:39 GMT
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Posted: Thu Jul 5 15:03:39 1990
- The WWF has gone Warrior crazy. Just having acquired the Road Warriors,
Vince has pulled another a coup and signed on the Modern Day Warrior
himself, Kerry von Erich. (The source for this info is rather erratic
so take this with a grain of salt.) This is rather interesting since,
not too long ago, Kerry was being courted by the NWA as part of their
program to hire known wrestlers. I guess the hope is that Kerry will bring
some of his dynamic aura - well, he did have it at one time - with him.
Kerry, of course, had a motorcycle accident three years ago and had to
have his ankle fused. As well, it seems he lost part of his foot.
- The reported crowd size for the NWA show in Toronto last week is 2500.
- Someone (sorry for the no-mention) pointed out that Terry Taylor is
working the independents now that he has left the WWF. Rooster-less
Terry has worked quite well as a face on some independent cards already.
- Summer Slam is scheduled for August 27. The line-up I'm hearing seems
to include the following title matches:
- Hogan vs. Earthquake (Tugboat & Bravo in corners)
- Warrior vs. Rude
- Demolition vs. Harts
- Hennig vs. Beefcake
The funny part is that the last three title matches have all been running
for a while now in the houses. It would seem that Vince is betting the
bank on Hogan's drawing power.
- In an interview in a Toronto newspaper, WWF prez Jack Tunney has the
nerve to say that Nikolai Volkoff is the third most popular guy in the
WWF, "right behind Hulk and the Warrior." This might mean a more serious
push after the Zhukov feud cools. Whodathunkit?
- Amanda Ultimate Warrior is really Jim Hellwig's niece.
- Vince is running out of ideas for his over-used talent. Tag teams
looming on the horizon include Hercules & Paul Roma and Jim Duggan &
Nikolai Volkoff. Both seem destined to appear at SS '90.
- Did everyone catch World Wide Wrestling this past weekend? Flair
pummelled a jobber and then goaded Sting to come to ringside. The
remaining Dudes with Attitudes held Sting back while Flair did some
of the best shtick I've seen in the sport for a while. He imitated
all the faces in the ring until I almost busted a gut. Great stuff.
Unfortunately, this might have been my last look at Ric Flair, NWA
World Champion. There is little doubt in my mind that the title will
be passed to Sting at the PPV this weekend, probably with face
intervention stopping the Horsemen interference. I like the idea of
a heel turn by one of the Dudes with Attitudes, but I doubt Ole will
use that angle this soon. This PPV will no doubt be designed to send
people (except Ric Flair fanatics, like me) home happy.
- Scuttlebutt has it that both Flair and Doom will drop their titles on
the PPV this weekend in Baltimore, Flair to Sting and Doom to the R'N'R
Express. Unlike some others on the net, I'm not too turned off by the
R'N'R Express taking the straps. When they were brought in, I was
worried, but they have worked sooo well (3rd, next to Flair and the
Midnight Express) in the past while that they deserve the title.
I think the company should be rewarding high-quality service. That
statement helps to explain why I don't like the idea of passing by
Luger to give Sting the strap.
- Look for Cheryl Roberts to be appearing ringside for Jake's matches in
the near future.
- Ric Flair met US prez George Bush last week in Charlotte, N.C.
(Ultimate Warrior?) Herb...
As always, comments, criticisms, and questions are encouraged and appreciated.
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